Sinkewitz returns from doping drama to win opener of Settimana Ciclistica
By Cycling News
German bests Rovny, Rebellin in solo move
German Patrik Sinkewitz stormed back to the top of the sport after a lengthy battle against doping charges. The 32-year-old soloed away from a chasing group on a tough, hilly finale to take the first leader's jersey. Ivan Rovny (Ceramica Flaminia) out-sprinted Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat Polkowice) from the chase group for second.
Sinkewitz became cycling's first positive for human growth hormone in 2011, but he questioned the validity of the test, which must distinguish between a substance naturally produced in the human body and the drug made in a factory.
In June, the German Sports Court decided that the WADA guidelines were not reliable, but the anti-doping agency for the country disagreed, and appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which has yet to decide on the case, which was heard at the end of August.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Meridiana Kamen Team | 3:47:30 |
2 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:00:16 |
3 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
4 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo | |
5 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
6 | Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
7 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
8 | Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:20 |
9 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:00:21 |
10 | Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
11 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
12 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:36 |
13 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:00:38 |
14 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:00:39 |
15 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha | 0:00:40 |
16 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
17 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
18 | Jan Hirt (Cze) Leopard Trek Continental | |
19 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
20 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:55 |
21 | Julian Da Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
22 | Alexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVelo | 0:01:03 |
23 | Alessio Camilli (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
24 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
25 | Joel Zangerle (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | |
26 | Robinson Ed Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia | |
27 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
28 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:01:09 |
29 | Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:10 |
30 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | |
31 | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:01:15 |
32 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
33 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:01:25 |
34 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
35 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | |
36 | Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) MTN-Qhubeka | |
37 | Niels Vandyck (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
38 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
39 | Arkimed Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:01:50 |
40 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | |
41 | Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusVelo | |
42 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | |
43 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha | |
44 | Tom Thill (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:02:00 |
45 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:02:05 |
46 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
47 | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
48 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:02:16 |
49 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha | |
50 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural | 0:02:26 |
51 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | |
52 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
53 | Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
54 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:03:06 |
55 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita | |
56 | Nurbolat Kulimbetov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
57 | Aleksey Rybalkin (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:03:56 |
58 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:04:06 |
59 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha | |
60 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
61 | Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita | |
62 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | |
63 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
64 | Simon Pavlin (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
65 | Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | 0:04:16 |
66 | Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
67 | Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
68 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:35 |
69 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:05:15 |
70 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
71 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
72 | Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
73 | Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
74 | Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:05:34 |
75 | Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
76 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
77 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
78 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | |
79 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
80 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha | |
81 | Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | |
82 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusVelo | |
83 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:05:56 |
84 | Artur Fedosseyev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
85 | Viktor Okishev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | 0:06:35 |
86 | Ibai Salas (Spa) Caja Rural | |
87 | Enzo Moyano (Arg) Caja Rural | |
88 | Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
89 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
90 | Uri Martins (Mex) Amore & Vita | |
91 | Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita | |
92 | Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
93 | Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
94 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
95 | Enrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
96 | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
97 | Matteo Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
98 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
99 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVelo | 0:07:44 |
100 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) RusVelo | |
101 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
102 | Donago De Ieso (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
103 | Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:08:54 |
104 | Quentin Borcy (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
105 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
106 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha | |
107 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha | |
108 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
109 | Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
110 | Sergey Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:09:55 |
111 | Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
112 | Ábel Kenyeneres (Hun) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
113 | Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:11:05 |
114 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:11:25 |
115 | Igor Boev (Rus) RusVelo | |
116 | Antonio Di Battista (Ita) Amore & Vita | 0:12:07 |
117 | Maxwell Stuart Durtschi (USA) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:13:05 |
118 | Bruno Maltar (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
119 | Yelko Gomez (Pan) Caja Rural | |
120 | Robbie Squire (USA) Amore & Vita | |
121 | Floris Smeyers (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:13:33 |
122 | Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:14:31 |
123 | Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:17:06 |
124 | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
125 | Pit Schlechter (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | |
126 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural | |
127 | Daniel Holloway (USA) Amore & Vita | |
128 | Ramon Domene Reyes (Spa) Caja Rural | |
129 | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | |
130 | Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Col) Colombia | |
131 | Daniele Scampamorte (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:18:13 |
132 | Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) Colombia | |
133 | Olivier Poppe (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
134 | Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
135 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
136 | Giacomo Forconi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
137 | Massimo Demarin (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:18:28 |
138 | Adrian Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
139 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen (Den) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:18:53 |
140 | Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
141 | Olivier Hofstetter (Swi) Leopard Trek Continental | |
142 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:20:29 |
143 | Guillaume Rase (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
DNF | Pavel Ptashkin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
DNF | Mihkel Räim (Est) Amore & Vita | |
DNF | Luka Grubic (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
DNF | Endi _irol (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
DNS | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
DNS | Pavel Potocki (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Meridiana Kamen Team | 3:47:20 |
2 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:00:20 |
3 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:00:22 |
4 | Sergey Firsanov (Rus) RusVelo | 0:00:26 |
5 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
6 | Radoslav Rogina (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
7 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
8 | Tomaz Nose (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:00:30 |
9 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka | 0:00:31 |
10 | Patrick Facchini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
11 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
12 | Gianfranco Zilioli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:00:46 |
13 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:00:48 |
14 | Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:00:49 |
15 | Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Katusha | 0:00:50 |
16 | Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
17 | Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
18 | Jan Hirt (Cze) Leopard Trek Continental | |
19 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
20 | Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:05 |
21 | Julian Da Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
22 | Alexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVelo | 0:01:13 |
23 | Alessio Camilli (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
24 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
25 | Joel Zangerle (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | |
26 | Robinson Ed Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia | |
27 | Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
28 | Marco Zamparella (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:01:19 |
29 | Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli | 0:01:20 |
30 | Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia | |
31 | Nicola Dal Santo (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:01:25 |
32 | Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
33 | Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:01:35 |
34 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
35 | Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural | |
36 | Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay (Eth) MTN-Qhubeka | |
37 | Niels Vandyck (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
38 | Matej Mugerli (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
39 | Arkimed Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:02:00 |
40 | Juan Pablo Valencia (Col) Colombia | |
41 | Sergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusVelo | |
42 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | |
43 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha | |
44 | Tom Thill (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:02:10 |
45 | Peter Kusztor (Hun) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:02:15 |
46 | Emanuel Kiserlovski (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
47 | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
48 | Davide Mucelli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:02:26 |
49 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha | |
50 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural | 0:02:36 |
51 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia | |
52 | Alexander Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
53 | Sergey Vdovin (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
54 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:03:16 |
55 | Volodymyr Starchyk (Ukr) Amore & Vita | |
56 | Nurbolat Kulimbetov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
57 | Aleksey Rybalkin (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:04:06 |
58 | Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:04:16 |
59 | Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha | |
60 | Antonio Santoro (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
61 | Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita | |
62 | Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia | |
63 | Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
64 | Simon Pavlin (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
65 | Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | 0:04:26 |
66 | Simone Campagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
67 | Jean-Albert Carnevali (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
68 | Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | 0:04:45 |
69 | Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:05:25 |
70 | Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
71 | Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
72 | Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
73 | Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
74 | Kristjan Fajt (Slo) Adria Mobil | 0:05:44 |
75 | Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Adria Mobil | |
76 | Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
77 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
78 | Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka | |
79 | Evgeny Shalunov (Rus) Lokosphinx | |
80 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha | |
81 | Ferekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN-Qhubeka | |
82 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) RusVelo | |
83 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural | 0:06:06 |
84 | Artur Fedosseyev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
85 | Viktor Okishev (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | 0:06:45 |
86 | Ibai Salas (Spa) Caja Rural | |
87 | Enzo Moyano (Arg) Caja Rural | |
88 | Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | |
89 | Zhandos Bizhigitov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
90 | Uri Martins (Mex) Amore & Vita | |
91 | Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita | |
92 | Alessandro Mazzi (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
93 | Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
94 | Riccardo Chiarini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli | |
95 | Enrico Rossi (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
96 | Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
97 | Matteo Fedi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
98 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
99 | Alexander Mironov (Rus) RusVelo | 0:07:54 |
100 | Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) RusVelo | |
101 | Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
102 | Donago De Ieso (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
103 | Angelo Pagani (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:09:04 |
104 | Quentin Borcy (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
105 | Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka | |
106 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha | |
107 | Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha | |
108 | Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
109 | Nikita Umerbekov (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
110 | Sergey Shilov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:10:05 |
111 | Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
112 | Ábel Kenyeneres (Hun) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | |
113 | Andrea Manfredi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | 0:11:15 |
114 | Daniele Colli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia | 0:11:35 |
115 | Igor Boev (Rus) RusVelo | |
116 | Antonio Di Battista (Ita) Amore & Vita | 0:12:17 |
117 | Maxwell Stuart Durtschi (USA) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:13:15 |
118 | Bruno Maltar (Cro) Adria Mobil | |
119 | Yelko Gomez (Pan) Caja Rural | |
120 | Robbie Squire (USA) Amore & Vita | |
121 | Floris Smeyers (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:13:43 |
122 | Dmitry Sokolov (Rus) Lokosphinx | 0:14:41 |
123 | Josef Cerny (Cze) CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0:17:16 |
124 | Nikolay Mihaylov (Bul) CCC Polsat Polkowice | |
125 | Pit Schlechter (Lux) Leopard Trek Continental | |
126 | Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja Rural | |
127 | Daniel Holloway (USA) Amore & Vita | |
128 | Ramon Domene Reyes (Spa) Caja Rural | |
129 | Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia | |
130 | Julio Alexis Camacho Bernal (Col) Colombia | |
131 | Daniele Scampamorte (Ita) Utensilnord Ora24.eu | 0:18:23 |
132 | Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) Colombia | |
133 | Olivier Poppe (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
134 | Ilya Davidenok (Kaz) Continental Team Astana | |
135 | Olivier Pardini (Bel) Verandas Willems | |
136 | Giacomo Forconi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest | |
137 | Massimo Demarin (Cro) Meridiana Kamen Team | 0:18:38 |
138 | Adrian Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo-De Rosa | |
139 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen (Den) Leopard Trek Continental | 0:19:03 |
140 | Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) Meridiana Kamen Team | |
141 | Olivier Hofstetter (Swi) Leopard Trek Continental | |
142 | Michael Goolaerts (Bel) Verandas Willems | 0:20:39 |
143 | Guillaume Rase (Bel) Verandas Willems |
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